A 7-year-old Gallatin girl received an injury at a Trenton intersection when a car slid into the pulled unit of a tractor-trailer. Trenton Police conducted the investigation at 9th and Harris on Thursday. A car driven by 37-year-old Devin McCray of Gallatin was southbound on Harris Avenue while the large truck was westbound on 9th […]
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Big rig crashes into light pole at 9th and Main in Trenton
Trenton police report a utility pole at 9th and Main was struck by a tractor-trailer that made too sharp of a turn at the intersection. Police said the big rig was northbound on Main and attempted to make the turn onto 9th Street and the rear outside tire of the towed unit broke the pole […]
Chillicothe Fire Department responds to “exploding trailer” at Calhoun and Washington street
The Chillicothe Fire Department reports it responded to a call of a trailer exploding at the intersection of Calhoun and Washington street on Thursday afternoon, January 29th. Captain/Emergency Medical Technician Tracy Bradley says flames came from the rear axles of the trailer. A hand line was used to start extinguishing the fire, two trucks were positioned […]
Lawson man charged with first-degree murder in shooting death of Elizabeth Michelle Adams
A Lawson man has been charged in Caldwell County with first-degree murder following a shooting in Polo the morning of January 27th in which a woman died from her injuries. Thirty-five-year-old Kevin Lynn Barnett Junior has also been charged with assault—first degree or attempt, armed criminal action, robbery—first degree, unlawful possession of a firearm, and […]
UPDATE: More details released in shooting death of woman in Polo
Law enforcement reports a 35-year-old man from Lawson was taken into custody following a shooting in Polo the morning of January 27th in which a female died from her injuries. Caldwell County Sheriff Mitchel Allen reports the suspect was taken into custody following a manhunt that involved officers from the Highway Patrol, Polo Police Department, […]
Teenager issued citation after striking SUV and utility pole in Trenton
The Trenton Police Department reports a Trenton teen was checked by Grundy County Ambulance personnel and issued a citation after the car she drove struck a sports utility vehicle on Wednesday afternoon, January 19th. Sixteen-year-old Lilly Paige Berti reported her right eye was hurting, however, no injuries were reported at the time for passengers in […]
Stewartsville man injured in crash at intersection of Highway 36 and Highway 31
The highway patrol reports a vehicle attempting to cross Highway 36 in western DeKalb County was hit by another vehicle. Thirty-seven-year-old Jacob Bennett of Stewartsville received minor injuries and taken to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph. The crash happened early Saturday evening three miles west of Stewartsville at the intersection of Highway 36 and […]
Abandoned vehicle blocks drop off/pick up lane at Dewey School in Chillicothe
Chillicothe Police School Resource Officer Eric Menconi reports an abandoned vehicle was parked in the school bus drop off/pick up line of Dewey School in Chillicothe the morning of January 5th. Menconi says it caused a hazard by blocking the buses from safely unloading students at their designated stop. There was also traffic congestion at […]
18-wheeler overturns in entrance to Landes Oil on 28th Street
The Trenton Police Department has released additional information about the tractor-trailer truck overturning into the ditch near Landes Oil Amoco on December 28th. Lieutenant Larry Smith reports the truck with one unit was unoccupied at the time it overturned. Aaron Bunnell was identified as the operator prior to parking it. Bunnell advised he parked the […]
Crash on Monday afternoon injures Green City man and Milan woman
Drivers of two pickup trucks received minor injuries in an early Monday afternoon (12:55 pm) accident in Green City. Both 66-year-old Dennis Foster of Green City and 77-year-old Susan Pace of Milan were taken to Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville. Foster was northbound when he allegedly failed to yield at the Highway 6 intersection […]
Grundy County Rural Fire Protection District recalled to scene of grain bin fire
The Grundy County Rural Fire Protection District returned to a grain bin about two miles north of the intersection of Routes O and Y on Tuesday, December 22nd. Grundy County Rural was called to the bin on the Gary Bunnell property as mutual aid for the Spickard Fire Protection District on December 17th. Grundy County […]
Three from Albany injured in crash on Highway 169 north of St. Joseph
Three Albany residents were hurt early Saturday evening north of St. Joseph in the collision of a van and a pickup truck at the intersection of Highway 169 and D Highway in Avenue City. The driver of the van, 55-year old Kenneth Laythum, was taken to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph with moderate injuries. […]
Woman hospitalized after crashing at Bucklin intersection
A Bucklin woman was taken by ambulance to a hospital after she was injured Thursday afternoon when two vehicles collided at Highway 129 and East 3rd Street in Bucklin. Forty-year-old Eva Gillespie received moderate injuries and was taken to Pershing Memorial Hospital. A van, driven by 17-year-old Gavin Wright of Bucklin, allegedly pulled into the […]
Driver of pickup that left the scene of an accident reports to Trenton Police Department to “Give his side of the story”
The driver of a pickup involved in a crash on December 1st at Ninth and Harris in Trenton has been identified after leaving the scene of the crash. Trenton Police Chief Rex Ross reports Anthony William Hughes of Trenton came to the police station to report he was the driver of the pickup previously said […]
Two area teenagers injured in crash near Ravanna
The Highway Patrol reports two area residents sustained moderate injuries when a car struck a fence five miles west of Ravanna Saturday at 1:05 in the morning. A private vehicle transported the driver, 18-year-old Luka Nichols of Princeton, to Wright Memorial Hospital of Trenton. An ambulance transported the passenger, 17-year-old Maci Lisle of Bethany, to […]
Trenton police continue investigation into crash on Harris Avenue in which driver left the scene
Investigation continues regarding an accident in Trenton the morning of December 1st in which the police report a pickup truck left the scene. Chief Rex Ross says a car driven by 38-year-old Jeffrey Alan Brown of Blue Springs traveled south on Harris Avenue and stopped in the left turn lane at Ninth Street. The pickup […]
Princeton graduate presents $15,000 gift to be used in construction of new ball fields
Kathy Thompson of the Princeton High School Class of 1973 presented a $15,000 check to be used for the construction of the new ball fields in Princeton. The Princeton Ball Association, City of Princeton, and Princeton R-5 School District are working to relocate the softball and baseball complex from the lower Mercer County Fairgrounds to […]
MoDOT planned road work in Northern Missouri for the week of November 16, 2020
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in Northern Missouri for the week of November 16 – 22. All road closures and planned roadwork may be viewed on the Traveler Information Map at http://traveler.modot.org/map/. Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in some of […]
Clinton County crash causes serious injuries to man from Plattsburg
A Clinton County accident Wednesday evening resulted in serious injuries for a resident of Plattsburg. Sixty-five-year-old Alan Burton was taken by EMS to the Liberty Hospital. Burton had been driving a northbound car that stopped for a stop sign on Highway 69, when he proceeded into the intersection, the car was hit by an eastbound […]